Foreign Minister of Sweden Ann Linde. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 26 The head of the Swedish Foreign Ministry claims that Russia has decided to expel four Swedish diplomats, and calls this decision «unreasonable and disproportionate.» On Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that in response to unfriendly actions of the Swedish authorities Russia declared three diplomats of the Swedish Embassy in Russia persona non grata. Today Russia decided to expel 4 Swedish diplomats. Russia's actions are unreasonable and disproportionate,» Linde said on her Twitter page. According to the minister, Sweden will «properly respond» to the expulsion of Swedish diplomats. According to the ministry, on April 26, the Swedish Ambassador to Russia, Malena Mard, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, who was strongly protested in connection with the hostile actions of the Swedish authorities against those who were groundlessly expelled from countries of three diplomatic employees of the Russian Embassy in Stockholm. In addition, according to the Foreign Ministry, the Russian Federation strongly condemned the provision of military support by Sweden to the Kyiv regime, as well as the «covering up» of the crimes of Ukrainian nationalists against the civilian population of Donbass and Ukraine. 
Cases of expulsions of foreign diplomats from Russia in 2021-2022
